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diff --git a/dh_makeshlibs b/dh_makeshlibs index 1e5dd797..01dd082f 100755 --- a/dh_makeshlibs +++ b/dh_makeshlibs @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ dependancy that looks like "packagename (>= packageversion)". If -V is specified with parameters, the parameters can be used to specify the exact dependancy information needed (be sure to include the package name). +Beware of using -V without any parameters; this is a conservative setting +that always ensures that other packages' shared library dependencies are at +least as tight as they need to be, so that if the maintainer screws up then +they won't break. The flip side is that packages might end up with +dependencies that are too tight and so find it harder to be upgraded. + =item B<-n>, B<--noscripts> Do not modify postinst/postrm scripts. |